B.

66
C. .1
D. -1
E. All of the above

BASICS OF C++
Set 1
Questions

Question 9.

Question 1.

What is the correct value to return to the operating

system upon the successful completion of a
program?
A. -1
B. 1
C. 0
D. Programs do not return a value.

Question 2.

What is the only function all C++ programs must

contain?
A. start()
B. system()
C. main()
D. program()

Question 3.
What punctuation is used to signal the beginning
and end of code blocks?
A. { }
B. -> and <C. BEGIN and END
D. ( and )

Question 4.

What punctuation ends most lines of C++ code?

A. . (dot)
B. ; (semi-colon)
C. : (colon)
D. ' (single quote)

Question 5.

Which of the following is a correct comment?

A. */ Comments */
B. ** Comment **
C. /* Comment */
D. { Comment }

Question 6.

Which of the following is not a correct variable

type?
A. float
B. real
C. int
D. double

Question 7.
Which of the following is the correct operator to
compare two variables?
A. :=
B. =
C. equal
D. ==

Question 8.

Which of the following is true?

A. 1

Which of the following is the boolean operator for

logical-and?
A. &
B. &&
C. |
D. |&

Question 10.
Evaluate !(1 && !(0 || 1)).
A. True
B. False
C. Unevaluatable

Answers
1. C. 0
2. C. main()
3. A. { }
4. B. ;
5. C. /* Comment */
6. B. real
7. D. ==
8. E. All of the above
9. B. &&
10. A. True

Set 2
Questions
Question 1

Identify the correct statement

a. Programmer can use comments to include short
explanations within the source code itself.
b. All lines beginning with two slash signs are
considered comments.
c. Comments very important effect on the
behaviour of the program
d. both

Question 2

The directives for the preprocessors begin with

a.
b.
c.

Ampersand symbol (&

Two Slashes (//)
Number Sign (#)

d.

Less than symbol (<

Question 3

The file iostream includes

a. The declarations of the basic standard inputoutput library.
b. The streams of includes and outputs of
program effect.
c. Both of these
d. None of these

Question 4
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There is a unique function in C++ program by

where all C++ programs start their execution
a. Start()
b. Begin()
c. Main()
d. Output()

10.
line

b. Use code and // comments on the same

Set 3
Questions

Question 5

Every function in C++ are followed by

a. Parameters
b. Parenthesis
c. Curly braces
d. None of these

Question 1

Question 6
Which of the following is false?
a. Cout represents the standard output stream in
c++.
b. Cout is declared in the iostream standard file
c. Cout is declared within the std namespace
d. None of above

Question 7

Every statement in C++ program should end with

a. A full stop (.)
b. A Comma (,)
c.

A Semicolon (

d.

A colon (

Question 8

Which of the following statement is true about

preprocessor directives?
a. These are lines read and processed by the
preprocessor
b. They do not produce any code by themselves
c. These must be written on their own line
d. They end with a semicolon

Question 9

A block comment can be written by

a. Starting every line with double slashes (//)
b. Starting with /* and ending with */
c. Starting with //* and ending with *//
d. Starting with <!- and ending with -!>

A variable is/are
a. String that varies during program execution
b. A portion of memory to store a determined
value
c. Those numbers that are frequently required in
programs
d. None of these

Question 2
Which of the following can not be used as
identifiers?
a. Letters
b. Digits
c. Underscores
d. Spaces

Question 3

Which of the following identifiers is invalid?

a. papername
b. writername
c. typename
d. printname

Question 4
Which of the following can not be used as valid
identifier?
a. bitand
b. bittand
c. biand
d. band

Question 5

Question 10

When writing comments you can

a. Use code and /* comment on the same line
b. Use code and // comments on the same line
c. Use code and //* comments on the same line
d. Use code and <!- comments on the same line

Answers
1. b. All lines beginning with two slash signs are
considered comments.
2. c. Number Sign (#)
3. a. The declarations of the basic standard
input-output library.
4. c. Main()
5. b. Parenthesis
6. d. None of above
7. c. A semicolon
8. d. They end with a semicolon
9. b. Starting with /* and ending with */

The difference between x and x is

a. The first one refers to a variable whose
identifier is x and the second one refers to the
character constant x
b. The first one is a character constant x and
second one is the string literal x
c. Both are same
d. None of above

Question 6

Which of the following is not a valid escape code?

a. \t
b. \v
c. \f
d. \w

Question 7

Which of the following statement is true?

a. String Literals can extend to more than a
single line of code by putting a backslash sign at
the end of each unfinished line.
b. You can also concatenate several string
constants separating them by one or several blank
spaces, tabulators, newline or any other valid
blank character

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c. If we want the string literal to explicitly made

of wide characters, we can precede the constant
with the L prefix
d. All of above

Question 8

Regarding #difine which of the following statement

is false?
a. It is not C++ statement but the directive for
the preprocessor
b. This does not require a semicolon at the end
of line
c. It is a C++ statement that declares a constant
in C++
d. None of the above

Question 9

Regarding following statement which of

the statements is true?
const int pathwidth=100;
a. Declares a variable pathwidth with 100 as its
initial value
b. Declares a construction pathwidth with 100 as
its initial value
c. Declares a constant pathwidth whose value
will be 100
d. Constructs an integer type variable with
pathwidth as identifier and 100 as value

Question 10

In an assignment statement
a. The lvalue must always be a variable
b. The rvalue might be a constant, a variable, an
expression or any combination of these
c. The assignment always takes place from right
to left and never the other way
d. All of above

Answers
1.
b. A portion of memory to store a determined
value
2.
d. Spaces
3.
c. Typename
4.
a. Bitand
5.
a. The first one refers to a variable whose
identifier is x and the second one refers to the
character constant x
6.
d. \w
7.
d. All of above
8.
c. It is a C++ statement that declares a
constant in C++
9. c. Declares a constant pathwidth whose value
will be 100
10. d. All of above

Set 4
Questions
Question 1

In an assignment statement
a=b;
Which of the following statement is true?
a. The variable a and the variable b are equal.

b. The value of b is assigned to variable a but

the later changes on variable b will not effect the
value of variable a
c. The value of b is assigned to variable a and
the later changes on variable b will effect the value
of variable a
d. The value of variable a is assigned to variable
b and the value of variable b is assigned to variable
a.

Question 2
All of the following are valid expressions in C++
a = 2 + (b = 5);
a = b = c = 5;
a = 11 % 3
a. True
b. False

Question 3:
To increase the value of c by one which of the
following statement is wrong?
a. c++;
b. c = c + 1;
c. c + 1 => c;
d. c += 1

Question 4:
When following piece of code is executed, what
happens?
b = 3;
a = b++;
a. a contains 3 and b contains 4
b. a contains 4 and b contains 4
c. a contains 4 and b contains 3
d. a contains 3 and b contains 3

Question 5:
The
a.
b.
c.
d.

result of a Relational operation is always

either True or False
is less than or is more than
is equal or less or more
All of these

Question 6:
Which of the following is not a valid relational
operator?
a. ==
b. =>
c. >=
d. >=

Question 7:

What is the final value of x when the code int x;

for(x=0; x<10; x++) {} is run?
A. 10
B. 9
C. 0
D. 1

Question 8:
When does the code block following while(x<100)
execute?
A. When x is less than one hundred
B. When x is greater than one hundred
C. When x is equal to one hundred
D. While it wishes

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a.
b.
c.
d.

Question 9:

Which is not a loop structure?

A. for
B. do while
C. while
D. repeat until

Question 5:

Question 10:

How many times is a do while loop guaranteed to

loop?
A. 0
B. Infinitely
C. 1
D. Variable

Answers
1. b. The value of b is assigned to variable a but
the later changes on variable b will not effect the
value of variable a
2. a. True
3. c. c + 1 => c;
4. a. a contains 3 and b contains 4
5. a. either True or False
6. b. =>
7. A. 10
8. A. When x is less than one hundred
9. D. Repeat Until
10. C. 1

Set 5

c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

a.

c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of the following is extraction operator in C+

+?
^
v
<<
>>

Question 10:

Which of the following is known as

insertion operator?
^
v
<<
>>

a.
b.
c.
d.

When requesting multiple datum, user must

separate each by using
a space
a tab character
a new line character
all of above

Answers

Regarding the use of new line character (/n) and

endl manipulator with cout statement
Both ways are exactly same
Both are similar but endl additionally performs
flushing of buffer
endl cant be used with cout
\n cant be used with cout

Question 4:

Which of the following statement is true regarding

cin statement?
cin statement must contain a variable preceded by
>> operator
cin does not process the input until user presses
RETURN key
you can use more than one datum input from user
by using cin
all of above

Question 9:

Question 3:
a.
b.

By default, the standard input device for C++

program is
Keyboard
Mouse
Scanner
None of these

Question 8:

Question 2
a.
b.
c.
d.

By default, the standard output device for C++

programs is
Printer
Monitor
Modem
Disk

Question 7:

d.

Streams are
Abstraction to perform input and output
operations in sequential media
Abstraction to perform input and output operations
in direct access media
Objects where a program can either insert or
extract characters to and from it
Both a and c

Which of the following is input statement in C++?

cin
input
get
none of above

Question 6:

c.

Question 1

b.

a.
b.
c.
d.

b.

Questions

a.

print
write
cout
cin

Which of the following is output statement in C++?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

d. Both a and c
c. <<
b. Both are similar but endl additionally performs
flushing of buffer
c. Cout
a. Cin
b. Monitor
a. Keyboard

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8. d. All of above
9. d. >>
10. d. all of above

b.
The program worked as expected without
any errors during its execution
c.
not to end the program yet.
d.
None of above

Set 6

Question 8:
Which of the following is not a reserve keyword in
C++?
a.
mutable
b.
default
c.
readable
d.
volatile

Questions
Question 1:
cin extraction stops execution as soon as it finds
any blank space character
a.
true
b.
false

Question 9:
The size of following variable is not 4 bytes in 32
bit systems
a.
int
b.
long int
c.
short int
d.
float

Question 2:
Observe the following statements and decide what
do they do.
string mystring;
getline(cin, mystring);
a.
reads a line of string from cin into mystring
b.
reads a line of string from mystring into cin
c.
cin cant be used this way
d.
none of above

Question 10:
Identify the correct statement regarding scope of
variables
a.
Global variables are declared in a separate
file and accessible from any program.
b.
Local variables are declared inside a function
and accessible within the function only.
c.
Global variables are declared inside a
function and accessible from anywhere in program.
d.
Local variables are declared in the main body
of the program and accessible only from functions.

Question 3:
Regarding stringstream identify the invalid
statement
a.
stringstream is defined in the header file
<sstream>
b.
It allows string based objects treated as
stream
c.
It is especially useful to convert strings to
numerical values and vice versa.
d.
None of above

Answers
1.
a. True
2.
a. Reads a line of string from cin into
mystring
3.
d. None of above
4.
d. <sstream>
5.
c. <sstring>
6.
b. The second input overwrites the first one
7.
b. The program worked as expected without
any errors during its execution
8.
c. readable
9.
c. short int
10
b. Local variables are declared inside a
function and accessible within the function on

Question 4:

Which of the header file must be included to use

stringstream?
a.
<iostream>
b.
<string>
c.
<sstring>
d.
<sstream>

Question 5:

Which of the following header file does not exist?

a.
<iostream>
b.
<string>
c.
<sstring>
d.
<sstream>

Set 7

Question 6:
If you use same variable for two getline
statements
a.
Both the inputs are stored in that variable
b.
The second input overwrites the first one
c.
The second input attempt fails since the
variable already got its value
d.
You can not use same variable for two
getline statements

Question 7:
The return 0; statement in main function
indicates
a.
The program did nothing; completed 0 tasks

Questions
Question 1:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Find out the error in following block of code.

If (x = 100)
Cout << x is 100;
100 should be enclosed in quotations
There is no semicolon at the end of first line
Equals to operator mistake
Variable x should not be inside quotation

Question 2:
Looping in a program means

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a.
b.
c.
d.

Jumping to the specified branch of program

Repeat the specified lines of code
Both of above
None of above

If (x==1){

Cout <<x is 1;
}
Else if (x==2){
Cout << x is 2;
}
Else{
Cout <<value of x unknown;
}

Question 3:
a.
b.
c.
d.

The difference between while structure and do

structure for looping is
In while statement the condition is tested at the
end of first iteration
In do structure the condition is tested at the
beginning of first iteration
The do structure decides whether to start the loop
code or not whereas while statement decides
whether to repeat the code or not
In while structure condition is tested before
executing statements inside loop whereas in do
structure condition is tested before repeating the
statements inside loop

a.
b.
c.
d.

Question 9:

Observe the following block of code and determine

what happens when x=2?
switch (x){
case 1:
case 2:
case 3:
cout<< "x is 3, so jumping to
third branch";
goto thirdBranch;
default:
cout<<"x is not within the
range, so need to say Thank You!";
}

Question 4:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of the following is not a looping statement in

C?
while
until
do
for

Question 5:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of the following is not a jump statement in

C++?
break
goto
exit
switch

a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of the following is selection statement in C+

+?
break
goto
exit
switch

Question 7:
a.
b.
c.
d.

The continue statement

resumes the program if it is hanged
resumes the program if it was break was applied
skips the rest of the loop in current iteration
all of above

Question 8:

Consider the following two pieces of codes and

choose the best answer

Code 1:
switch (x) {
case 1:
cout <<x is 1;
break;
case 2:
cout <<x is 2;
break;
default:
cout <<value of x unknown;
}

Code 2

a.
b.
c.

Question 6:

Both of the above code fragments have the same

behaviour
Both of the above code fragments produce
different effects
The first code produces more results than second
The second code produces more results than first.

d.

Program jumps to the end of switch statement

since there is nothing to do for x=2
The code inside default will run since there is no
task for x=2, so, default task is run
Will display x is 3, so jumping to third branch and
jumps to thirdBranch.
None of above

Question 10
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of the following is false for switch statement

in C++?
It uses labels instead of blocks
we need to put break statement at the end of the
group of statement of a condition
we can put range for case such as case 1..3
None of above

Answers
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
1.

c. Equals to operator mistake

b. Repeat the specified lines of code
In while structure condition is tested before
executing statements inside loop whereas in do
structure condition is tested before repeating the
statements inside loop
b. Until
d. Switch
d. Switch
c. skips the rest of the loop in current iteration
a. Both of the above code fragments have the
same behaviour
c. Will display x is 3, so jumping to third branch
and jumps to thirdBranch
c. we can put range for case such as case 1..3

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Set 8

Question 8:

Overloaded functions are

a.
Very long functions that can hardly run
b.
One function containing another one or more
functions inside it.
c.
Two or more functions with the same name
but different number of parameters or type.
d.
None of above

Questions
Question 1:
The void specifier is used if a function does not
have return type.
a.
True
b.
False

Question 9:

Question 2:

You must specify void in parameters if a function

does not have any arguments.
a.
True
b.
False

Question 10:

Question 3:
Type specifier is optional when declaring a function
a.
True
b.
False

Question 4:
Study the following piece of code and choose the
best answer
int x=5, y=3, z;
a=addition(x,y)
a.
The function addition is called by passing
the values
b.
The function addition is called by passing
reference

Question 5:

In case of arguments passed by values when

calling a function such as z=addidion(x,y),
a.
Any modifications to the variables x & y
from inside the function will not have any effect
outside the function.
b.
The variables x and y will be updated when
any modification is done in the function
c.
The variables x and y are passed to the
function addition
d.
None of above are valid.

Examine the following program and determine the

output
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int operate (int a, int b)
{
return (a * b);
}
float operate (float a, float b)
{
return (a/b);
}
int main()
{
int x=5, y=2;
float n=5.0, m=2.0;
cout << operate(x,y) <<"\t";
cout << operate (n,m);
return 0;
}
a.
b.
c.
d.

10.0
5.0
10.0
10

5.0
2.5
5
2.5

Answers

Question 6:
If the type specifier of parameters of a function is
followed by an ampersand (&
is
a.
pass by value
b.
pass by reference

Functions can be declared with default values in

parameters. We use default keyword to specify the
value of such parameters.
a.
True
b.
False

, that function call

Question 7:
In case of pass by reference
a.
The values of those variables are passed to
the function so that it can manipulate them
b.
The location of variable in memory is passed
to the function so that it can use the same memory
area for its processing
c.
The function declaration should contain
ampersand (&
in its type declaration
d.
All of above

1.
a. True
2.
b. False [ parameters can be empty without
void too!]
3.
b. False
4.
a. The function addition is called by passing
the values
5.
a. Any modifications to the variables x & y
from inside the function will not have any effect
outside the function
6.
b. pass by reference
7.
b. The location of variable in memory is
passed to the function so that it can use the same
memory area for its processing
8.
d. None of above
9.
b. False
10. d. 10
2.5

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